My Malice and Bias

Often civilizations are known in history by the names they are called by their contemporary civilizations. Land of South East Asia that we know as India today has been named with various names over times - India, Hindustan, Bharat, and so many more that you probably  heard of. Map of Greater India  I am going to go through these names in chronological order that describes this geographic region. Its important here to note that the definitions are not just limited to the Republic of India but also includes neighboring countries as Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Srilanka, Tibet, and many countries in SE Asia as these political nations were carved out of India fairly recently relative to the history of the region. Muleha - Sumerian Name for Indus Valley The oldest ever identity of this region comes from the ancient Sumerian civilization. Meluḫḫa or Melukhkha (Sumerian: 𒈨𒈛𒄩𒆠 Me-luḫ-ḫa) is the Sumerian name of a prominent trading partner during the Middle Bron...

One Nation, One Identity, and One Language The debate continue to rage on the terms coined by right wing Hindu organization for one nation, one identity, and one language. After all the People's Republic of China has been able to execute this philosophy successfully. Then why can't India do it? This assumption is based on incorrect interpretation of history and the terms concerned. Hindu and Hindustan Let's engage in this discussion with open mindset. The term - Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion (i.e. Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism or Sikhism). In common use today, it refers to an adherent of Hinduism. Historically, the word Hindu is derived (through Persian) from the Sanskrit word Sindhu, the native name for the Indus River ...